Crews free 45-ton humpback whale tangled in fishing line off Hawaii

February 23, 2015 1:14 PM

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ADDS MORE SOURCE INFO; RE-TRANS FOR IMPROVED CAPTION - In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 image provided by NOAA's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, a pole equipped with a knife makes the last cut to free a 45-ton humpback whale that was entangled in a fishing line in Hawaii waters for more than a week. (AP Photo/NOAA's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, E. Lyman) (The Associated Press)

ADDS MORE SOURCE INFO; RE-TRANS FOR IMPROVED CAPTION - In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 image provided by NOAA's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, a pole equipped with a knife makes the last cut to free a 45-ton humpback whale that was entangled in a fishing line in Hawaii waters for...